Lamar County, TX Addresses and
Research Information

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Lamar County Clerk's Office

NOTE: The County Clerk cannot accept out of town checks.
They only accept money orders and certified checks if you
do not live in the county. BIRTHS: These begin in 1903,
however there are some delayed records dating back into the
1800's--very few. Before 1940, the birth records of persons
born inside the city limits of Paris, TX were kept by the
City of Paris (See City Clerk's
Office for this information): however, the County
Clerks can get Birth Records off the computer from Austin
from 1926 to presetn, excluding probated or delayed
records. Birth records for persons born in Lamar County but
NOT within in the city of Paris, TX are recorded at the
office of Lamar County Clerk. THE BIRTH RECORDS ARE NOT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH. They are confidential for
75 years (this means only close family can get them for 75
years, then anyone can request them). You must be able to
complete an application and send this application to this
office along with a fee of $23.00 per request. An
application must contain:

The name of the person

Date of birth

Parents names

The reason you are wanting the certificate, including
relationship to the person.

DEATHS: The same applies for death records as for birth
records; with the exception that the names of the parents
of the deceased need not be listed to obtain a death
certificate. Death records were not mandatory in the State
of Texas until 1940 so there are many that are not
recorded. However, they do have death records from 1903.
Since 1992, people who die in the hospital are kept at the
city; people who die in the county (outside the city) are
kept by the County Clerk. THE DEATH RECORDS ARE NOT OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCHING. Death Certificates are
confidential for 25 years (meaning only close family
members can get them for 25 years, then anyone can request
a copy). An application must be submitted along with the
fee of $21.00 for a death certificate containing:

The name of the deceased

Date of death

The reason you are wanting the certificate, including
relationship to the person.

MARRIAGES: These begin in 1836 and are available to the
public for researching. There are separate indexes listing
the last name of the bride as well as a groom index. Copies
are $1.00 each and $7.00 for a certfied copy. We must have
a date or approximate date to find a marriage license.
Search for marriages before
1900. There are many of the original licenses in the
genealogical library and these are available without charge
as long as you will provide a Family Group
Sheet for the couple. The research for these marriage
licenses must be done by the researcher.

PROBATE AND WILLS: These begin in 1836 and are available
to the public for researching. Copy fees are $1.00 per page
whenever the researcher does the research and makes his own
copies. The County Clerk's office does not do research.
They will, however, verify a name if they have that probate
or will.

DEED AND LAND RECORDS: These begin in 1840 and are
available to the public for researching. Copy fees are
$1.00 per page whenever the researcher does the research
and makes his own copies. The Clerk's Office does NOT do
the research for these records. They do have a website
where you can get land records off the internet for 1971 -
present: http://www.countygovernmentrecords.com/.

CIVIL WAR COMPANY BATTALIONS: Located in the Lamar
County, Texas Deed Records are as follows:

Sam Bell Maxey Company, Volume L Page 348-349

James M. Daniel Company, Volume L Page 357

James Hill Company, Volume L Page 324

Miller Webb Company, Volume L Page 268

Milton Webb Company, Volume L Page 47

MILITARY DISCHARGE PAPERS (DD14): These are also kept at
the County Clerk's office for those who were discharged and
came home to Paris for all branches of service.

Lamar County Genealogical Society
Library

Hours open: Monday — Friday, 12:00 — 4:00
PM. Library is closed during school holidays. Lots of
information. Letter requests are also handled. Library may
be opened outside listed hours by appointment if a
volunteer is available. More
information about the Society.

Local Researchers

Please note: Listing of a researcher
here does not constitute endorsement. Researchers listed
here are not connected with the Lamar County Genealogical
Society nor this website. They are independent researchers
and are listed as a public service.

Debra Usry:
Will do obit, deed, probate, research, etc., for the public
in Lamar and Red River counties as well as other
surrounding counties in N.E. Texas and S.E. Oklahoma. From
June to September, will do Obituary and Marriage look-ups
ONLY. Contact her at lamarcogirl@aol.com.

Johnie Lee:
Will do newspaper research, courthouse, census, other
microfilmed records, search of published material, etc.,
especially in Red River and Lamar counties

Betsy Mills:
Will do research for public, especially obituaries,
comprehensive family research, genealogy classes and guided
research. Specializes in Lamar and Red River counties. For
information, see her website.

For questions, corrections, additions or concerns regarding this website, please email the Lamar County, Texas County Coordinator:
For information regarding the Civil War pages, please email:
We regret that we are not able to answer research questions other than
those that we have volunteered
for on the pages that are linked to this one.